Agnes Surriage Well, Marblehead, Mass., 1908

Subject: Women's History
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1908 (Golden Age)

Back of Agnes Surriage Well, Marblehead, Mass., 1908, c. 1908 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A small white-painted well house with a hand pump stands on a wooden platform beside a picket fence and gate, with a clapboard house and shade trees behind. The caption identifies the site as the Agnes Surriage Well in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The well is named for Agnes Surriage, a Marblehead fisherman's daughter who, according to local legend, caught the attention of Sir Charles Henry Frankland and later became his wife. Old-town landmarks like this were popular souvenir views in the early 20th century.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Went to Marblehead Tuesday. Am going to Salem today - 16 Farrar St. Lynn.

PostmarkedLynn, MA, August 25, 1908, 16:30

Addressed to

Miss Charlotte Fawcett

44 Hawk St. Amesbury, MA

FromMiss A. Woodland, 16 Farrar St., Lynn, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 25, 1908, 16:30, Lynn, MA
Publisher	The Hugh C. Leighton Co.
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Miss Charlotte Fawcett, 44 Hawk St., Amesbury, MA
Place depicted	Agnes Surriage Well, Marblehead, MA
Place depicted	Marblehead, MA
Publisher	The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, ME
Place sent from	Miss A. Woodland, 16 Farrar St., Lynn, MA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border at right edge; printed caption "Marblehead, Mass, Agnes Surriage Well." in lower right corner; slight edge wear. Postmark: LYNN, MASS. AUG 25 4:30 PM 1908. Divided-back Leighton card with green "Post Card" heading and 1¢ Franklin stamp; light wear and a few foxing spots.

Cite this card

Agnes Surriage Well, Marblehead, Mass., 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/agnes-surriage-well-marblehead-mass-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.